Coach Chesswick
Hi NikolaMa2000! 👍
Quick snapshot
- Peak blitz rating: 2046 (2020-01-07)
- Favourite openings: Four Knights (as Black), QGD Exchange & London-style set-ups (as White)
- Momentum charts:
What you’re already doing well
- Healthy opening choices
• Against 1.e4 you reach familiar Four Knights positions quickly, saving clock time.
• With 1.d4 you steer toward solid QGD structures where your piece‐play can shine. - Central pawn breaks
In your latest win vs orchacho you uncorked …d5 on move 11 to punish White’s slow set-up. Great feel for timing a break! - Rook activity in the late middlegame
Moves like 24...a5 & 30...Ree2 in the same game show you understand the value of 7th-rank rooks and doubling on open files. - Tactical alertness
You rarely miss basic forks or skewers; e.g. 23.Qxf7+ in the win vs scythe_makes_right immediately converted pressure into material.
Biggest improvement themes for the next 4-6 weeks
- Time management & the 2-second increment
Your most recent loss (vs direstrait5) was a drawn K+R vs K+R end-game, but you flagged on move 82.
✔ Play every move under ~5 sec once you’re below 30 sec; bank the +2 sec per move.
✔ Practise the “safety move” habit: if nothing obvious, push an edge pawn or give a waiting check to gain time. - Cleaner conversion when ahead
In several wins you kept queens on and allowed perpetual-style checks. Study end-game technique so you can trade into won rook endings earlier. - Refine your Four Knights Spanish line
After 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.a3 Bc5 6.b4 Be7 you lose a tempo. Modern theory suggests 5…Bxc3+ 6.dxc3 d6 & …0-0 or 5…Bb6. Reviewing 10-15 model games will tighten your opening. - Typical middle-game plans in the QGD Exchange
Games vs Bonzou & annacramling show hesitation with the c-file and minority attack.
Focus study: minority attack pattern (b4-b5-bxc6) and the manoeuvre Nf3-e5-d3-f4. - End-game rook vs pawn techniques
Use <5-min daily on table-base puzzles; aim for automatic knowledge of Lucena, Philidor and the “bridge-building” method.
Personalised study plan
- 3 rapid games/week (10 + 5): annotate right after playing.
- 2 end-game drill sessions (15 min each) focusing on K+R vs K+R/P.
- Monday: review one GM game with your Four Knights line.
Friday: review one GM game with QGD Exchange minority attack. - Saturday blitz streak: play 5 games but stop the session after the first tilt (two losses in a row) to protect rating confidence.